Dardanos, Colorado Series by C.J. Brookes, Calle J. Brookes

★★★HE INTENDS TO KILL HER. ★★★Sacrifice--he knows it well. Rydere Dardaptos has sacrificed many things in his six hundred years as king of the Dardaptoan vampires. He's ruled his people for centuries, while always searching for the female vampire chosen by the goddess to be his mate. While on a midnight quest for vengeance for the deaths of two thousand of his people, he finds the mate he has been searching for.But there are three problems.She's human... more★★★HE INTENDS TO KILL HER. ★★★Sacrifice--he knows it well. Rydere Dardaptos has sacrificed many things in his six hundred years as king of the Dardaptoan vampires. He's ruled his people for centuries, while always searching for the female vampire chosen by the goddess to be his mate. While on a midnight quest for vengeance for the deaths of two thousand of his people, he finds the mate he has been searching for.But there are three problems.She's human.She is the granddaughter of his people's greatest enemy.And he's there to kill her.Now he has to choose between the people he has led for centuries--or the female destined to be his.Company CEO Emily Taniss is used to leading a company of thousands, but being the vampire queen is not something she would ever have signed up for. Emily just has to play along with his plans until her father and uncles come to save her. Easier said than done--especially as a life with a vampire king starts to sound as enticing as the blood pounding in his veins.Emily hungers for the king now...But the Dardaptoan vampires have more than one enemy, and a vampire's mate is the perfect target for revenge. If Rydere can't convince her to trust him fast, he and Emily will pay the ultimate price...◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆Previously released as THE BLOOD KING (2010), but now an expanded version!◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ less

★ ★ ★ FIGHT OR FLIGHT? ★ ★ ★She chooses flight.But it doesn’t matter. He isn’t human. He catches her in an instant...The vampire who’d come to kill Mickey Taniss for her grandfather’s crimes is tough, hard, beautiful and dangerous. She has no hope of escaping him in a physical confrontation.So she'll just have to outwit him.But that's hard to do with a vampire who claims he sees the future.. more★ ★ ★ FIGHT OR FLIGHT? ★ ★ ★She chooses flight.But it doesn’t matter. He isn’t human. He catches her in an instant...The vampire who’d come to kill Mickey Taniss for her grandfather’s crimes is tough, hard, beautiful and dangerous. She has no hope of escaping him in a physical confrontation.So she'll just have to outwit him.But that's hard to do with a vampire who claims he sees the future...Theodoric Sebastos, ancient judge of the Dardaptoan vampire race, has sentenced Mickey and her sister to death for their grandfather's actions. Once he catches her, one fact becomes evident--she is the mate he's been searching hundreds of years to find.He will never let her go.Mickey is human and innocent of any wrong-doing--and in danger from far more than just the vampires surrounding them. Theo has to find a way to protect her from his own people before the otherworldly threats stalking her catch up to her. And destroys them both.◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Previously published in 2012 as The Seer’s Strength, book 2 in the Dardanos series of paranormal romances.◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ less

★ ★ ★ HE CAME FOR VENGEANCE. HE FINDS HER INSTEAD. ★ ★ ★Cormac Jareth, greatest hunter the Dardaptoan vampires have ever seen, wants one thing:Vengeance.For his sister. For the unborn nephew murdered at an evil human’s hands.Two thousand Dardaptoans have been victims of Leo Taniss. It’s Cormac's life’s purpose to make Taniss pay for his sins.Starting with Leo Taniss’s granddaughter.And with a blood debt only she can pay…◆ SHE HAS A QUEST OF HER OWN. ◆Dr... more★ ★ ★ HE CAME FOR VENGEANCE. HE FINDS HER INSTEAD. ★ ★ ★Cormac Jareth, greatest hunter the Dardaptoan vampires have ever seen, wants one thing:Vengeance.For his sister. For the unborn nephew murdered at an evil human’s hands.Two thousand Dardaptoans have been victims of Leo Taniss. It’s Cormac's life’s purpose to make Taniss pay for his sins.Starting with Leo Taniss’s granddaughter.And with a blood debt only she can pay…◆ SHE HAS A QUEST OF HER OWN. ◆Dr. Joselyn Taniss has dedicated her life to finding cures for cancer-stricken children. Her work filled her with purpose, and she was driven to succeed as the new head of Taniss Industries’ Research & Development department. Her future is clear.◆ UNTIL THE VAMPIRE CHANGES EVERYTHING. ◆Cormac will have his revenge from the sweet-looking blond he finds alone on Taniss property.Until he touches her—and realizes the woman he came to kill was the woman he has been waiting six hundred years to find.◆ NO ONE WILL TOUCH THE MATE DESTINED FOR HIM. ◆But Taniss has more than just Dardaptoan enemies—enemies who see Joselyn as their ticket to revenge, just the same as Cormac once had.Now Cormac has to keep her safe, before even deadlier enemies take his mate away from him. Forever.◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Previously published in 2013 as LIVE OR DIE, book 3 of the Dardanos Paranormal Romance Series. Now expanded and updated! ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ less

★★★ HE’D DEFY THE VERY FATES FOR HER. ★★★Aodhan Adrastos is the greatest Dardaptoan vampire warrior to have ever lived. Legends have been written about his heroics in battle. So why is a warrior like him hunting a human female of less than thirty years?Vengeance. But revenge feels cold and wrong once he gets a good look at the human he is supposed to kill. SHE HAS TO ESCAPE FROM HIM. Mallory Taniss had been a victim before—because of her grandfather’s evil choices... more★★★ HE’D DEFY THE VERY FATES FOR HER. ★★★Aodhan Adrastos is the greatest Dardaptoan vampire warrior to have ever lived. Legends have been written about his heroics in battle. So why is a warrior like him hunting a human female of less than thirty years?Vengeance. But revenge feels cold and wrong once he gets a good look at the human he is supposed to kill. SHE HAS TO ESCAPE FROM HIM. Mallory Taniss had been a victim before—because of her grandfather’s evil choices. She barely survived that horrific attack. The nightmare is about to happen all over again. Before Mallory can escape, she’s abducted by a vampire claiming she’s the mate he’s been destined to find. A vampire who came to kill her—but has just changed his mind.NOW HE MUST PROTECT HER FOREVER… Aodhan takes one look at the fiery but terrified Mallory and knows there is no way in the three hells he’ll ever let anyone—human or vampire—harm her ever again. .Mallory’s swept up into a world she can’t understand—and she has just one ally among the Dardaptoans. —The vampire who wants her for his own.Mallory is left with no choice but to trust him. Before she and the younger sister she’ll die to protect pay the price for her grandfather’s sins once more.◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Previously published in 2013 as THE WARRIOR'S WOMAN, book 4 of the Dardanos Paranormal Romance Series. Now expanded and updated! ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ less

Every Kind had its Evil... He was the monster in her nightmares, and he knew it.Her grandfather had tortured him and made him into a monster - part vampire, part shifter, part goddess-only-knew what. He wasn’t what a naive young woman like Cassandra needed. Even if she was the mate given him by the goddess he so despised.He’d promised to keep his distance and had kept that vow for over a year - until something yanked Cassandra into another world.Now Nalik will do anything to keep her safe... moreEvery Kind had its Evil... He was the monster in her nightmares, and he knew it.Her grandfather had tortured him and made him into a monster - part vampire, part shifter, part goddess-only-knew what. He wasn’t what a naive young woman like Cassandra needed. Even if she was the mate given him by the goddess he so despised.He’d promised to keep his distance and had kept that vow for over a year - until something yanked Cassandra into another world.Now Nalik will do anything to keep her safe. Even if that means he has to claim his mate to do so.... less

Destiny finds you, no matter where you go... Bronwen Sebastos had hidden from the world and the people who cared about her for the last fifteen months. But now those people are needing her to help them prepare for the war that was to come.But Bronwen knew the truth - she could not lead the band of healers into the strange new place. How could she? She was the smallest, the youngest, and the weakest. And she had been blinded over a year ago... moreDestiny finds you, no matter where you go... Bronwen Sebastos had hidden from the world and the people who cared about her for the last fifteen months. But now those people are needing her to help them prepare for the war that was to come.But Bronwen knew the truth - she could not lead the band of healers into the strange new place. How could she? She was the smallest, the youngest, and the weakest. And she had been blinded over a year ago. How could a blind woman lead? Koios Lothicanos would always feel the guilt for his actions that led to the healer girl's injuries. But the Warrior King had his own destiny to follow, and that destiny included protecting Bronwen from all that would harm her. Even himself... But how was he supposed to do that? When the worlds around them were about to erupt into battles the likes of which he had never seen? less